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Onithochiton neglectus Chiton

Onithochiton neglectusis commonly referred to as Chiton. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Onithochiton neglectus.Under rocks at Long Bay marine reserve, North Shore, Auckland.2022


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
12750 
AphiaID:
386607 
Scientific:
Onithochiton neglectus 
German:
Käferschnecke 
English:
Chiton 
Category:
Chitons 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Polyplacophora (Class) > Chitonida (Order) > Chitonidae (Family) > Onithochiton (Genus) > neglectus (Species) 
Initial determination:
Rochebrune, 1881 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia) 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
- 20 Meter 
Size:
up to 1.18" (3 cm) 
Temperature:
55.4 °F - 68 °F (13°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Algae, algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Detritus 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Onithochiton ashbyi
  • Onithochiton discrepans
  • Onithochiton erythraeus
  • Onithochiton gotoi
  • Onithochiton helenae
  • Onithochiton hirasei
  • Onithochiton literatus
  • Onithochiton lyellii
  • Onithochiton maillardi
  • Onithochiton margueritae
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-02-07 17:51:55 

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Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881

Onithochiton neglectus is endemic to New Zealand. This chiton is a brooding chiton, which means that the eggs develop attached to the body of females.

Synonymised names:
Chiton undulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1835 (invalid: junior homonym of Chiton undulatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
Icoplax chathamensis Dell, 1960 (synonym)
Onithochiton astrolabei Rochebrune, 1881
Onithochiton decipiens Rochebrune, 1882
Onithochiton filholi Rochebrune, 1881
Onithochiton marmoratus Wissel, 1904
Onithochiton neglectus neglectus Rochebrune, 1881· accepted, alternate representation
Onithochiton nodosus Suter, 1907
Onithochiton opiniosus Iredale & Hull, 1932 (synonym)
Onithochiton semisculptus Pilsbry, 1893
Onithochiton undulatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1839)

Direct children:
Subspecies Onithochiton neglectus subantarcticus Suter, 1907
Subspecies Onithochiton neglectus neglectus Rochebrune, 1881 represented as Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881

Scientific paper

  1. Brooding behaviour and larval development in the New Zealand chiton, Onithochiton neglectus de Rochebrune (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)., Creese, R.G., 1986
  2. Morphological changes in Onithochiton neglectus Rochebrune, 1881 (Mollusca: Chitonidae), and their taxonomic significance, O'Neill, M. H. B., 1984
  3. Fine structure of the eyes ofOnithochiton neglectus(Mollusca: Polyplacophora), P. R. Boyle, 1969

External links

  1. Brooding behaviour and larval development in the New Zealand chiton, Onithochiton neglectus de Rochebrune (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). (en). Abgerufen am 07.02.2023.

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Onithochiton neglectus, Southland, New Zealand 2022
Onithochiton neglectus, Southland, New Zealand 2022
Onithochiton neglectus.Under rocks at Long Bay marine reserve, North Shore, Auckland.2022
Onithochiton neglectus, Auckland, New Zealand 2022
Onithochiton neglectus, Auckland, New Zealand 2021
Onithochiton neglectus, Under rock slab in low intertidal rock pools, Auckland, New Zealand 2021
Onithochiton neglectus,Under a rock just below low tide, Algies Bay, Kawau Bay,2020

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